Part One


Praise be to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek


refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and from our wrong deeds. He whom Allah


guides, none can misguide, and he whom Allah sends astray, none can guide. I bear


witness that there is no god but Allah alone, Who has no partners, and I bear witness that


Muhammad is His servant and messenger. May Allah bestow his bountiful peace and


blessings upon him and upon his family and Companions.


Now then,


Fear Allah as He should be feared, and be mindful of Him in secret and in your


private conversations.


O Muslims!


One sign of Allah’s perfect wisdom and knowledge that demonstrates His


Lordship and Oneness is that He has chosen His messengers, angels, and righteous


servants. He has no partners who can create the like of His creation or choose the like of


His choice.Allah, Glorified be He, says:


And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no


choice have they (in any matter). Glorified be Allah, and exalted


above all that they associate (as partners with Him). (Al-Qasas:


68)


In His infinite wisdom, Allah, Glorified be He, has favoured some days and


months over others; and by His Knowledge, He has chosen some places and blessed


them. He has chosen Makkah to be city of His Sacred Mosque and the Holy Land of


Jerusalem to be the city of al-Aqsa Mosque. He has also honoured al-Madinah, the city of


the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and favoured it with special virtues that


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are unique to it.It has been given numerous names due to its honoured status.The Prophet,


peace and blessings be upon him, named it “al-Madinah” (the City), “Taibah” (the Good


and Pure), and “Tabah” (the Pleasant). Allah describes it as “the home” and “the faith”


for believers:


And those who, before them, had homes (in Al-Madinah) and


had adopted the Faith ... (Al-Hashr: 9)


It was to al-Madinah that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, migrated,


and it was from there that he made his Victorious Return to Makkah and that conquests of


other countries were launched.It was from al-Madinah that the Sunnah spread to all other


countries. It was the homeland of Islam in its beginnings. Faith will come back to it just


as it first emerged from it. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Faith will


resort to al-Madinah just as a snake resorts to its hole”(Agreed upon).


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, described it as a city that can


overpower other cities.The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have been


commanded [to migrate] to a town that can devour other towns (that is, prevail over


them). They call it Yathrib, and its name is [in fact] al-Madinah” (Agreed upon).It is a city


that wipes out sins and wrong deeds.The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said,


“It is Taibah (the Good and Pure); it purifies one from sins just as fire cleans silver from


impurities” (Reported by al-Bukhari). It also expels wicked people out of it.The Prophet,


peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It expels people [i.e. the wicked people] out of it,


just as bellows remove the impurities of iron”(Agreed upon). The Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him, likened its cleansing power to that of bellows. He also said,“Al-


Madinah is like bellows: It expels its impurities”(Agreed upon).


Allahhas made it a safe city, so that the religion may spread from it and the rites


of Islam may be established in it. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It


is a safe sanctuary”(Reported by Muslim). Whoever harbours evil intentions towards the


city of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, will certainly be destroyed


by Allah. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If anyone intends to do


harm to this city, Allah will dissolve him as salt dissolves in water”(Reported by


Ahmad).If anyone plots against its people, Allah will destroy him without delay.The


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None plots against the people of al-


Madinah but he will dissolve as salt dissolves in water”(Reported by al-Bukhari). Allah


threatens whoever intends to do harm to its people with a painful torment in Hellfire.The


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None intends harm against the people


of al-Madinah but Allah will make him melt like lead or dissolve as salt dissolves in


water”(Reported by Muslim). If anyone seeks to terrify its people, Allah will make him


feel terrified and will curse him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If


anyone unjustly frightens the people of al-Madinah, Allah will make him feel frightened;


the Curse of Allah, His angels, and all mankind will fall upon him; and Allah will not


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accept from him any obligatory or supererogatory act of worship”(Reported by an-


Nasa’i).


Because of its distinguished status, Allah has made it a sanctuary, just like


Makkah.The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Ibrahim [Prophet


Abraham]made Makkah a sanctuary and I have made al-Madinah a sanctuary”


(Reported by Muslim). No weapon may be raised in it, and no blood may be shed in it


except for implementing the law of equality in punishment (qisas) or enforcing


prescribed legal penalties (hudud). It is also strictly forbidden to kill its game or cut down


its trees. If anyone introduces any innovation in religion in al-Madinah or harbours a


criminal in it, the curse of Allah will rest upon him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him, said, “If anyone introduces any innovation in religion in al-Madinah or


harbours an innovator in religion in it, then the Curse of Allah, His angels, and all


mankind will fall upon him, and Allah will not accept from him any obligatory or


supererogatory act of worship on the Day of Resurrection” (Agreed upon).


It has reached the utmost degree of safety, for all its roads are guarded by angels.


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “On every mountain path leading to


it, there are angels safeguarding it”(Agreed upon). Its ravines are also guarded by angels.


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By Him in Whose Hand my soul is,


there is no ravine or mountain path in al-Medina but it is guarded by two angels.” It is


virtually protected by angels from all sides. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon


him, said, “When ad-Dajjal (the False Messiah) comes to al-Madinah, he will find it


guarded by angels”(Reported by al-Bukhari). Commenting on this hadith, an-Nawawi,


may Allah’s mercy be on his soul, said, “It indicates the large number of the guarding


angels who will cover all mountain paths.” It is safeguarded against ad-Dajjal. The


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also said, “When ad-Dajjal comes, it will be


forbidden for him to enter the paths of al-Madinah”(Reported by al-Bukhari). When


people hear of ad-Dajjal, they will panic and flee from him to the mountains. The people


of al-Madinah, however, will not feel the fear caused by ad-Dajjal. The Prophet, peace


and blessings be upon him, said, “The terror of al-Masih ad-Dajjal (the False Messiah) will


not enter al-Madinah”(Reported by al-Bukhari).


Allah has protectedal-Madinah from plagues. The Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him, said, “There are angels guarding the mountain paths of al-Madinah, so that


neither plagues nor ad-Dajjal can enter it” (Agreed upon). The Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him, prayed to Allah to protect it from any epidemic. He said, “O Allah!


Grant it safety!”(Reported by Ahmad).Ibn Hajar, may Allah’s mercy be upon him, said,


“[Thanks to the Prophet’s supplication], al-Madinah became the healthiest of all cities


after it had not been so.”


Living in al-Madinah is better than living in any other place even if it provides a


prosperous life of plenty and opulence. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,


said, “There will come a time upon the people of al-Madinah when a man will invite his


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cousin and anyone of his kin saying, “Let’s go to prosperity! Let’s go to prosperity! But al-


Madinah will be better for them, if they but knew”(Reported by Muslim).


Because of its good and pure nature, its believing inhabitants are purified.The


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The good among its inhabitants are


purified”(Reported by al-Bukhari). Similarly, the good deeds done in al-Madinah are


purified and appear on all horizons. In addition, a Muslim who patiently endures


hardships in it will attain the intercession the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,


or his testimony in his favour. If someone dies in it while he is a true believer, the


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, will intercede for him on the Day of


Judgement. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If any of you has the


choice to die in al-Madinah, let him die there; for I will intercede for him or bear witness


in his favour [on the Day of Judgement]” (Reported by an-Nasa’i).


It has become a blessed city by virtue of the supplication of the Prophet, peace


and blessings be upon him. Al-Madinah is even twice as blessed as Makkah. For the


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, supplicated to Allah to grant two blessings


together with each blessing in al-Madinah. He said, “O Allah! Let there be two blessings


with each blessing.”Its food and drinks are also blessed. The Prophet, peace and blessings


be upon him, supplicated his Lord, saying, “O Allah! Bless our sa’. O Allah! Bless our


mudd (Sa’ and muddbeing units of dry food measure)”(Reported by Muslim). An-


Nawawi, may Allah’s mercy be onhis soul, said, “It seems that the blessing has


encompassed the unit of measure itself so much so that the mudd has come to satisfy the


needs of more people in al-Madinah than it does elsewhere. This is something that its


inhabitants can feel.” Its fruits are also blessed. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon


him, supplicated his Lord, saying, “O Allah! Bless our fruit!”(Reported by Muslim). The


‘ajwah dates grown in al-Madinah highlands are a cure. Those which are not from the


highlands provide protection against poison and magic. All other types of dates grown in


it, apart from ‘ajwah, provide protection against poison, by Allah’s leave.


In al-Madinah, there is the Mosque of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon


him, the first mosque to be founded upon piety.It is one of the three mosques that were


built by Allah’s prophets, peace be upon them, and to which journeys may be


made.Offering one prayer in this mosque is better that offering one thousand prayers in


any other mosque, with the exception of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah.As an-Nawawi,


may Allah have mercy on his soul, said, “This applies to both obligatory and


supererogatory prayers, though it is preferable to perform supererogatory prayers at


home.”


The pulpit of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, will be on his cistern


on the Day of Judgement. “If anyone swears a false oath by his pulpit, then let him take


his seat in Hellfire” (Reported by Ibn Majah).Between the house of the Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him, and his pulpit, lies one of the gardens of Paradise. The Prophet,


peace and blessings be upon him, said,“The space between my house and my pulpit is


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one of the gardens of Paradise”(Agreed upon). Commenting on this hadith, Ibn Hajar,


may Allah have mercy on his soul, said, “That is, it is similar to the gardens of Paradise


in that mercy descends upon those who attend circles of remembrance Allah in it and joy


overwhelms them there, especially during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him.” Praying in congregation in the first rows is better than praying in the last


rows. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best row for men is the


first one, and the worst row [for men]is the last one”(Reported by al-Bukhari).


In al-Madinah there is also the Quba’ Mosque – amosque that was founded on


piety from the very first day. The prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to visit


it every Saturday whether riding or on foot. He said, “Whoever performs ablution (wudu’)


at home and then goes to the Quba’ Mosque and performs a prayer there will be granted


the reward of performing ‘umrah”(Reported by Ibn Majah).


Also located in al-Madinah is Mount Uhud, which loves Muslims and is loved by


them. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This is a mountain which


loves us and which we love”(Agreed upon). An-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on his


soul, said, “Mount Uhud truly loves us, for Allahhas endowed it with a special quality


whereby it is able to love. We love it from the heart, without believing that there is


blessing in it.” The al-‘Aqiq Valley there is a blessed valley. The Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him, said, “Tonight, a messenger (i.e. Angel Jibril (Gabriel), peace be


upon him) from my Lord came to me and said, ‘Pray in this blessed valley and say, “I


intend to perform ‘umrahtogether with ahajj”’”(Reported by al-Bukhari). Even though it is


a blessed valley, no one should ask it for bringing benefit or warding off harm.


Due to the great merit of al-Madinah, the prophet, peace and blessings be upon


him, loved it so dearly and supplicated Allah to make his love for it equal to, or even


greater than, his love for Makkah. He said in his supplication, “O Allah! Make us love al-


Madinah as much as we love Makkah or even more”(Reported by al-Bukhari). Whenever


he returned to it from a journey and saw its houses, he would increase his pace for it, out


of love for it.Ibn Hajar, may Allah have mercy on his soul, said “Each believer feels an


inner drive to visit al-Madinah because of his love for the Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him.”I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Devil:


... “Eat of the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him.” A


fair land and an Oft-Forgiving Lord. (Saba’: 15)


May Allah bless you and me with the Great Qur’an and make us benefit from its


verses and wise words. I have said what you have heard and I ask forgiveness of Allah


for myself, for you, and for all Muslims, for any sin that we have committed. Ask Allah


for forgiveness. He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.


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Part Two


Praise be to Allah for His kindness to us and all forms of gratitude are due to Him


for the success He has blessed us with and for His graciousness. I bear witness that there


is no god but Allah, Who has no partners, in glorification of His dignified position, and I


bear witness that our prophet, Muhammad, is His servant and messenger. May Allah


bestow His bountiful peace and blessings upon him and upon his family and


Companions.


O Muslims!


Visiting al-Madinah is a great favour from Allah. So many Muslims have died


without fulfilling their wish of visiting it and so many, still alive, are unable to visit it for


one reason or another. If Allah favours anyone with visiting al-Madinah, then he should


remember its high status and virtue in the sight of Allah and should fill his time there


with righteous deeds, such as performing prayers, reciting the Qur’an, and remembering


Allah. His love for al-Madinah should prompt him to follow the guidance of the best of


all mankind, Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in his entire conduct. He


must also be wary of falling into innovations in religion (bid‘ahs) and committing acts of


disobedience while still in it or after leaving it, and should deal with its inhabitants in the


best manner.


If a person is favoured by Allah with living in al-Madinah, he must set a good


example for its visitors by showing them his love for goodness and his generosity and by


treating them well, both in words and deeds, following in the footsteps of the Prophet,


peace and blessings be upon him, in all his acts.


Know that Allah has commanded you to ask Him to send His peace and blessings


upon His Prophet. Allah says in His perfect Revelation:


Allah sends His Salat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy) on


the Prophet (Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him))


and also His angels (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you


who believe! Send your Salat on (ask Allah to bless) him


(Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)), and (you


should) greet (salute) him with the Islamic way of greeting


(salutation i.e. AsSalamu


‘Alaikum). (Al-Ahzab: 56)


O Allah! Bestow Your prayers, peace, and blessings upon our prophet,


Muhammad, and be pleased with the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, who ruled by truth and


thereby established justice, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, along with all the


Companions, and also be pleased with us together with them, by Your munificence and


generosity, O Most Generous of all the generous!


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O Allah! Grant power and glory to Islam and Muslims, subdue polytheism and the


polytheists, and destroy the enemies of the religion. O Allah! Make this country of ours,


as well as all other Muslim countries, safe, secure, and prosperous.


... Our Lord! Give us that which is good in this world and that


which is good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of


Hellfire! (Al-Baqarah: 201)


O Allah! Make good the condition of Muslims everywhere. O Allah! Relieve their


distress, make for them a way out of every hardship, and grant them a happy, joyful life


full of piety and faith.


O Allah! You are Allah, and there is no god but You! You are Free of all wants


and needs, and we stand in need of You! Send down rain upon us and do not make us


among the despairing! O Allah! Grant us rain. O Allah! Grant us rain. O Allah! Grant us


rain.


... Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not,


and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the


losers. (Al-A‘raf: 23)


O Allah! Lead our ruler to Your guidance, make all his deeds pleasing to You,


and guide all the rulers of the Muslims to act according to Your Book and rule by Your


Shari‘ah, O Owner of Majesty and Honour!


Servants of Allah!


Verily, Allah enjoins Al-’Adl (i.e. justice and worshipping none


but Allah Alone – IslamicMonotheism) and Al-Ihsan [i.e. to be


patient in performing your duties to Allah, totally for Allah’s sake


and in accordance with the Sunnah (legal ways) of the Prophet


(peace and blessings be upon him) in a perfect manner], and


giving (help) to kith and kin (i.e. all that Allah has ordered you


to give them, e.g. wealth, visiting, looking after them, or any


other kind of help), and forbids Al-Fahsha’ (i.e. all evil deeds,


e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of parents, polytheism, to


tell lies, to give false witness, to kill a life without right), and Al-


Munkar (i.e. all that is prohibited by Islamic law: polytheism of


every kind, disbelief and every kind of evil deeds), and Al-Baghy


(i.e. all kinds of oppression), He admonishes you, that you may


take heed. (An-Nahl: 90)


Remember Allah, the Most Great, the Sublime, and He will remember you. Thank


Him for His blessings and favours and He will give you more. Verily, remembrance of


Allah is greater than all, and Allah knows what you do.